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February 12, 2026

Transmission Planning

SPP
NextEra Transmission Subsidiary Gains Abandonment Approval
FERC granted NextEra Energy Transmission Southwest’s request to recover all prudently incurred costs associated with an $85.2 million competitive project.
PG&E
PG&E Plans to Spend $25B to Bury Lines
In a Q4 call, PG&E for the first time put a price tag of more than $25 billion on its proposal to underground 10,000 miles of lines in high-threat fire areas.
CPUC
California PUC Adopts Stricter GHG Reduction Plan
The California PUC ordered the electric sector to reduce greenhouse gasses and adopted a plan to add 40 GW of new clean resources at a cost of $49 billion.
NV Energy
NV Energy’s Greenlink North Gets Go-ahead
Nevada regulators have approved NV Energy’s $901 million Greenlink North project and two major solar-plus-batter storage projects proposed by the utility.
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Glick Aiming for Final Transmission Rule by End of Year
FERC Chair Richard Glick said he hopes to issue a final rule on transmission planning and cost allocation by the end of the year or early 2023.
Target
Industry Welcomes DOE’s Better Grid Initiative
The industry says DOE's Building a Better Grid initiative will prioritize national transmission solutions, allowing more renewable resources on the grid.
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MISO Planning Subcommittee Briefs: Feb. 8, 2022
MISO's Feb. 8 Planning Subcommittee meeting introduced a new task team dedicated to transmission reconfigurations.
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FERC Rejects PJM Redefinition of ‘Designated Entity’ Under Order 1000
FERC rejected a filing by PJM in its Order 1000 compliance docket that would have updated the definition of “designated entity.”
NYSERDA
NY Stakeholders, Residents Split on HVDC Tx Projects
New Yorkers were generally in support of the entirely in-state Clean Path NY transmission project and opposed to the line to import Canadian hydropower.
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Initial MTEP22 Portfolio has $3.3B in Costs
MISO has put the earliest version of its 2022 Annual Transmission Plan at $3.3 billion while accepting a handful of expedited project requests.

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